LOS ANGELES — The second of our four-part series of extensive overviews of the August 2018 ratings period addresses public radio news/talk; we examined all-news outlets yesterday (Wednesday, 9/13).

Breakouts shown here consist of data from public radio news/talk facilities that rank in the top 20 (6+) in any PPM-market during the August 2018 sweep.

In addition to that particular ratings caveat, Nielsen Audio only releases audience estimates for stations that subscribe to its services. Thus, ratings stats in this analysis are limited to facilities that pay the company for its information.